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Alice Pereira becomes youngest ranked women in UFC history, Brendan Allen rises to fourth at Middleweight

The UFC Meta Rankings have been updated following the UFC Vegas 122 MMA event last weekend at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Rising Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight Alice Pereira made her mark on the show (and on…

By Tim Edwards · MMA Mania

Published: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 7:00 PM

Key Things to Know

Alice Pereira became the youngest ranked female fighter in UFC history after debuting at 12th at bantamweight.
Pereira earned her ranking with a retirement TKO victory against Darya Zheleznyakova at UFC Vegas 122.
Brendan Allen moved up to fourth in the middleweight rankings following a submission win over Christian Leroy Duncan.

The Story in 60 Seconds

Alice Pereira entered the UFC women's bantamweight rankings at number 12 following a retirement TKO victory over Darya Zheleznyakova at UFC Vegas 122. At 20 years old, Pereira became the youngest ranked female fighter in UFC history, surpassing Maycee Barber's previous record set at age 21 in December 2019.

In the event's headliner, Brendan Allen secured a late submission win against Christian Leroy Duncan to rise to fourth in the middleweight division. Strawweight Loopy Godinez also climbed three spots to eighth after taking a decision victory against Ketlen Souza.

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